Blue-chip prospects, Texas commits, and flip targets alike are coming to town to see the No. 4 Texas Longhorns and the No. 1 Ohio State Buckeyes throwdown in one of the biggest games of the year.
Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian and the Horns are not only taking on the top team in the country this weekend, but they are also hosting two and a half dozen recruits in hopes of bringing them (or keeping them) in their fold.
As Rivals and On3's Steve Wiltfong put it, "every elite player known to man" will be on the 40 Acres this weekend.
In other words, Sarkisian is using this top-four matchup and revenge game for every possible advantage, and that includes on the recruiting trail.
Easton Royal, Ismael Camara lead charge of Texas commits attending Ohio State game
Luckily, that group includes a huge group of prospects already committed to the Longhorns, hopefully swaying those uncommitted few or those committed to other programs in Texas's direction.
- Easton Royal, five-star wide receiver
- Ismael Camara, five-star interior offensive lineman
- Landen Williams-Callis, five-star running back
- Brock Williams, four-star tight end
- Kasi Currie, four-star defensive lineman
- Junior Tu'upoe, four-star safety
- Brandon Sherrard, four-star cornerback
- Jabarrius Garror, four-star EDGE
- Briceson Thrower Jr., four-star wide receiver
- Neimann Lawrence, four-star quarterback (2028)
Those 10 blue-chip prospects have already committed to Texas, and while Sarkisian and his staff are working to cement their commitments, the Longhorns are also going to lean on them to recruit the 20 players in attendance who have yet to commit or are committed to another team.
The only player committed to another team who will be in attendance is four-star linebacker Sean Fox, who is currently committed to Will Stein and the Kentucky Wildcats.
- Sean Fox, four-star linebacker, committed to Kentucky Wildcats
The larger charge for the Horns is going to be those uncommitted players, some of whom recruiting experts believe are already trending toward Texas:
- Brysen Wright, five-star wide receiver (2028), uncommitted
- James Foster III, five-star safety (2028), uncommitted
- CJ Whaley, four-star athlete (2028), uncommitted
- R’Monie Edwards, four-star offensive tackle (2028), uncommitted
- Micah Rhodes, four-star running back (2028), uncommitted
- Damarion Mays, four-star wide receiver (2028), uncommitted
While those six athletes have already received expert predictions to commit to the Longhorns, 13 players who will be in town are either trending toward another direction or recruiting insiders simply don't know which team they are leaning toward:
- Jaylen Addai, five-star wide receiver (2028), uncommitted
- Kameron McGee, five-star edge (2028), uncommitted
- Kendrick Harris, four-star interior offensive lineman (2028), uncommitted
- Xevien Brinson, four-star tight end (2028), uncommitted
- Jamarcus Johnson, four-star defensive lineman (2028), uncommitted
- Geraci Carson, four-star defensive lineman (2028), uncommitted
- Mac Horton, four-star offensive tackle (2028), uncommitted
- Jay’Maree Bowens, four-star athlete (2028), uncommitted
- Dominic Butler, four-star cornerback (2028), uncommitted
- Caleb Tucker, four-star defensive lineman (2028), uncommitted
- Stephan Harrison, four-star defensive lineman (2028), uncommitted
- Hunter Hill, three-star interior offensive lineman (2028), uncommitted
- Malik Muhammad, three-star EDGE (2028), uncommitted
Simply put, Sarkisian and the Horns are going to have their hands full on Saturday, beyond the fact that they will be working to finally defeat the Buckeyes after two years in a row of losing to them.
No. 4 Texas and No. 1 Ohio State are scheduled to kick off at 6:30 p.m. CT on Saturday, Sept. 12, and this lengthy list of recruits will be in attendance with their eyes fully on the Longhorns.
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